CHAPTER 206: CHAPTER 206 ORIGINAL SIN 15

Shuangshuang and Feng Jinyan’s sudden escape threw the Yun Family into a frenzy. Over the past few months, Shuangshuang had earned a little over ten thousand yuan, and Yun He had spent almost eight thousand yuan to buy this motorcycle. Suddenly, their cash cow had run off with an expensive item worth nearly eight thousand yuan. How could they stand it!

No one really cared about Feng Jinyan who ran off with Shuangshuang; the main concern was Shuangshuang herself. More important than the tricycle was this cash cow, this treasure trove. She had to be brought back. Yun He, Yun Ling, and Yun Zheng all stormed out with one goal: borrow a tractor from the village to give chase!

On the road, Shuangshuang was struggling to stand and drive the motorcycle. This type of motorcycle required gear shifts, and she was too small, so she had to stand. Meanwhile, Feng Jinyan was sleeping soundly in the carriage.

Shuangshuang had made her escape in the dead of night. Feng Jinyan, who was sleeping soundly at that time, subconsciously followed Shuangshuang out into the night at her call.

Afraid of being discovered by the Yun Family, Shuangshuang hurriedly tossed clothes and blankets into the tricycle. She didn’t dare pack in advance, for fear the Yun Family would notice her plan to escape.

Now that the actual escape was happening, she had to hastily wrap whatever she could in bedsheets, toss them onto the vehicle, and then cover Feng Jinyan securely with a quilt before riding the motorcycle away.

Shuangshuang didn’t dare stop for the entire night, afraid that someone from the village might discover her, or worse, the Yun Family might quickly rally a vehicle to pursue her.

Several families in the village had tractors. If the Yun Family really came after her with a tractor, stopping midway or slowing down could mean getting caught.

Now, Shuangshuang was betting on the time before the Yun Family discovered her escape. The longer that period lasted, the farther she could get. The further she got, the less likely the Yun Family would catch up to her.

Shuangshuang dared not assume the Yun Family wouldn’t catch her as in her previous life. Back then, she had only sneaked away a 2,000-yuan secondhand motorcycle. This time she had taken a new 7,000-yuan motorcycle.

Even though the money to buy the motorcycle was her own earnings, it also meant she was a cash cow for the Yun Family. They wouldn’t let her go easily for the sake of a brighter future!

After driving all night, most of the fuel in the motorcycle was exhausted. Fortunately, when purchasing the motorcycle, because there was no place to buy gas in the village, Yun He had bought two barrels of gasoline and left them in the carriage. On the road, Shuangshuang woke Feng Jinyan and had her help refuel once.

Having been locked up for so long, though often hungry, cold, and suffering, at least no one beat her. So, Feng Jinyan had quieted down. Over the past few months, any spare moment Shuangshuang had was spent talking with Feng Jinyan, walking her around. Now, Feng Jinyan had largely regained an adult’s strength.

Though still a bit dazed, because Feng Jinyan wasn’t noisy, she didn’t come across as crazy. Rather, she seemed a bit intellectually slow. As long as Shuangshuang guided her, Feng Jinyan could help with simple tasks.

After refueling, seeing that Feng Jinyan was still sleepy, Shuangshuang laid out a mattress in the motorcycle to keep it from being too cold underneath. She fashioned a thick quilt into a sleeping bag, used the baggage as a pillow, and let Feng Jinyan lie down to sleep.

Though the tricycle’s carriage wasn’t long enough to stretch out her legs, curling up slightly in a fetal position to sleep wasn’t uncomfortable either.

Shuangshuang yawned, forcing herself to stay awake and keep driving. Children naturally need more sleep, and she was also very tired, having not slept all night. But she had to keep going. This road led directly to the county, and without intersecting roads in between, she could easily be caught.

Once they reached the county, there would be highways leading in all directions. By taking a few different routes, she’d have a better chance of shaking off the Yun Family. After all, she had the money. Expenses were low at this time, so she could afford to run as if on a casual trip.

The scenery along the way was beautiful. Although the crisis hadn’t fully dissipated, being away from that stifling home filled Shuangshuang with waves of excitement. She was leaving several years earlier than in her previous life, with over 30,000 yuan in her pocket. Her journey would be much smoother this time around.

Arriving in the county, Shuangshuang didn’t know which way to go, so she took out a copper coin— habitually referred to by Shuangshuang as "a steel coin," though it was actually a five-cent coin.

Looking at the five-cent coin in her hand, Shuangshuang remembered how, a dozen or twenty years later, people everywhere would be collecting old coins, giving pretty decent prices. She decided that if she had the chance, she’d save a big stash of these coins. In a dozen or several decades, their value would multiply many times over.

Standing at the intersection, she spun around several times with her eyes closed, then casually threw the coin. Picking it up, she got on the motorcycle and drove in the direction the coin had fallen, not caring where it headed; the priority was to keep fleeing.

On the subsequent roads, at every intersection, Shuangshuang chose her direction in the same manner. Unless it was a way back, she’d always follow the path where the coin landed.

Throughout the journey, Shuangshuang revved the throttle intensely, effectively making the tricycle reach car-like speeds. Passersby were shocked to see such a young child riding such a large motorcycle!

When they noticed Feng Jinyan sitting at the back, people thought her guardians must be crazy to let a child ride a motorcycle at such speed. Were they pampering the child at the cost of her life, or just being completely irresponsible!

Due to Shuangshuang’s speed, they couldn’t see the blank expression on Feng Jinyan’s face, so no one thought she was an intellectually impaired madwoman.

In fact, Shuangshuang didn’t want to go that fast, but she didn’t know if the Yun Family might coincidentally pick the same route she had. All she could do was drive like mad, but she chose roads with fewer people and vehicles, without sudden intersections, to speed on. When approaching crowded, intersected areas, she had no choice but to slow down.

Shuangshuang continued driving the motorcycle until noon, struggling with tiredness, just as she approached a detour into the city. She quickly veered in, zig-zagging through densely populated areas.

Spotting a particularly grand hotel by the street, Shuangshuang led Feng Jinyan inside to rent a single room. Although the receptionist was puzzled by such a young kid bringing an obviously intellectually disabled woman to stay, Shuangshuang had the money to pay, so no one made any trouble.

Shuangshuang was grateful that, at this time, booking a hotel room didn’t require an ID card, just payment, which saved her a lot of trouble. The main issue was that Feng Jinyan had no ID, as she was taken in by Yun He with nothing to her name, and IDs weren’t necessary in the village.